Jade Bailey (athlete)

This article is about the Barbadian track and field athlete. For the Jamaican footballer, see Jade Bailey (footballer).
Jade Bailey
Bailey at 2008 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1983-06-10) June 10, 1983
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Barbados
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena 200 m
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
2002 Bridgetown 4x100 m relay
2002 Bridgetown 4x400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
1999 Fort-de-France Javelin throw
1998 Port of Spain Javelin throw

Jade Latoya Bailey (born June 10, 1983) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Barbados.[1] Bailey lives in Barbados and is coached by Keith Thornhill.

She won the bronze medal in 200 metres at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. Bailey has competed in several European meetings between 2007 & 2009.

Bailey represented Barbados at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed second in her first round heat after Yevgeniya Polyakova in a time of 11.24 seconds. She qualified for the second round but was eliminated not qualifying for the semi-finals as her time of 11.67 was the eighth time of her race.[1] In 2009, she represented Barbados at the IAAF World Championships in the 200m event in which she holds the national record of 22.91 seconds.

She is a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club in Turkey.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Athlete biography: Jade Bailey, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 28, 2008
  2. ^ Fenerbahçe won the Turkish Championship
  3. ^ The Champion, Fenerbahçe


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